While on the dock, Tang Ping heard about the towns in the south the most.
When people here have something to trade, they usually go there. It must be a relatively prosperous town here.
Taking the sea route from the sea, at the speed of Alaric's sailboat, it took more than two hours and nearly three hours to arrive at a pier.
You can see many sailboats docked at the pier here, unlike Alaric's pier, where there are only a few small fishing boats besides his sailboat.
Alaric took Tang Ping and others to the dock, handed a few iron coins to the dock, left a few people to look at the wine on the boat, and then got off the boat with Tang Ping and others.
That's right, the currency they used at this time was iron coins in addition to silver coins.
Although this town is prosperous, it is not too big. There is a city gate just past the pier. Here, everyone pays an entry tax of one iron coin before entering the city.
Only then did Tang Ping realize why Alaric had left most of the people behind when he came over. In addition to watching the wine, it was also to save money.
There are quite a few pubs in the city, and you can see three of them at the intersection where Tang Ping is standing.
They carve the shape of a wine barrel on a wooden board, fill it with some colors, and then hang the wooden board outside as a signboard.
Tang Ping followed Alaric to the largest restaurant. A bartender glanced at a few people. Because Tang Ping's clothes did not look like civilians, he came over very enthusiastically.
"Are these guests coming to our place to drink? It's not my fault. In Watt City, our tavern is definitely No. 1. What drinks will you order first?"
"Is there any wine?" Tang Ping asked.
The bartender's eyes lit up when he saw Tang Ping asking about wine. There were cheap and expensive wines in the tavern, and wine was undoubtedly the more expensive one.
"Our customers are really knowledgeable. Our wines are first-class." As he spoke, he came closer to Tang Ping and whispered, "Our wines are all shipped from the church."
The wine-making technology at this time was in the hands of the church, so it was not surprising that it was shipped from there.
"Okay, then bring me a basin." Tang Ping pointed to the small basin on his bar.
"Okay, a basin of wine and a silver coin."
Tang Ping took out a silver Kaiyuan Tongbao and said, "Is this kind of silver coin okay?"
The bartender has never seen Kaiyuan Tongbao, but he can distinguish silver.
After confirming that it was a silver coin, he said with some embarrassment: "Silver is correct, but look at the big hole in the middle of your silver coin. I'm afraid I need two."
Tang Ping's Kaiyuan Tongbao is not only of high purity, but also slightly heavier than the silver coins they use here.
He didn't believe that the bartender couldn't recognize him, so he took back the silver coin from his hand and said: "In that case, I'll go to the opposite side. There should be wine opposite. Where can I drink it?"
"No, no need." Seeing that the business was about to run away, the bartender quickly stopped Tang Ping.
"It's your first day as a guest. Even if it's the discount I gave you, just wait a moment and the wine will be here soon."
The bartender went in to get a drink, and Alaric asked Tang Ping anxiously: "Tang, what are you..."
I was originally here to sell wine, but why did I end up buying wine?
Tang Ping whispered: "Uncle Alaric, don't worry, we have to first find out how the quality of the wines sold compares with ours before we can set the price."
Although Alaric had seen a lot of the world, he still wasn't very clear about these twists and turns, so he could only nod his head.
He was just a little sad that Tang Ping used a silver coin to buy wine. Soon the bartender brought a basin of wine over. Tang Ping took a look and found that the filtration level was obviously not very good, and it was easy to see the impurities inside.
I asked Lao Cui to take a sip, and Lao Cui pursed his lips. The taste of this wine was not as good as the one he brewed.
It's not that the church doesn't know how to make wine, but it's a tavern where anyone can come in. They don't bring good wine at all, but only the worst wine.
The ones with good quality were either given to the local nobles or kept in the church.
The bartender kept paying attention to Tang Ping. It was obvious that he was the leader, but he bought such expensive wine and instead of drinking it himself, he asked one of his subordinates to drink it.
"Guest, are you not satisfied with the wine?"
Tang Ping looked at him and asked, "Have you ever drank this wine yourself?"
"I...I can't afford to drink such expensive wine." The bartender didn't tell the truth. Those who drank sometimes drank too much, and there would always be a little more or less left in the basin. He must have drank it.
"Then you try it first." Tang Ping motioned to Lao Cui to give him the wine.
The bartender was a little confused, but since Tang Ping wanted to treat him, he was not polite.
He took a big mouthful of it in one breath.
"Thank you, guest." Tang Ping invited him to drink, and he naturally became more enthusiastic.
Tang Ping nodded to Lao Cui, who immediately poured out all the remaining wine in the basin.
"you!"
Alaric and the bartender both felt heartbroken. There was at least half a basin left, but half a silver coin was just gone?
Then Lao Cui took out a clay bottle from his body and poured it into the basin. Tang Pingcai said, "Try this again, and then call your boss here."
The bartender has drank all kinds of wine, and you will know what he means after drinking Tang Ping's wine.
The wine Tang Ping brought was indeed better than the wine in their store.
Looking at Tang Ping's appearance, he didn't know what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd, so he quickly went to the back to call the boss.
He also told Tang Ping how wealthy he was, and then a boss with a mustache followed him out.
Looking at Tang Ping's appearance, he was slightly startled, and then said respectfully: "Hello, distinguished guest, I am David, the boss here. What business do you want to see me for?"
"I want to sell you my wine." Tang Ping pointed to the pot of wine on the table that he had brought.
The boss felt it was very fragrant just by smelling it. After getting Tang Ping's permission, he tasted it again.
Then he said with a wry smile: "Dear guest, your wine is indeed much better than the one in my store. I am afraid that many nobles drink this kind of wine."
"I also want to buy yours, but I can't do it."
"Huh? Why?" From the look of this boss, it was obvious that he liked his wine very much. He said he couldn't buy it, not that he didn't want to buy it.
"Because our wine comes from the church. If we buy your wine, I'm afraid the church will cut off all the wine. Then my tavern can't just sell your wine, right?"
Tang Ping was stunned. He didn't expect that churches at this time would actually bundle this package.
